Recommendations

When I first brought this home back in 1984 from the record store, I played it once and then placed it on the shelf and never played it again. The 12-inch dance version is a train wreck of epic proportion. The repeating bass melody is the only recognizable part of this classic Yes tune apart from the isolated vocal at the beginning. This is an annoying-sounding instrumental for die-hard collectors only. I've never come across anyone who actually likes this mix. The only redeeming factor here is the inclusion of the 7-inch edit. Sometimes the 7-inch outshines the longer remix which it certainly does here.

The noodly A-side suffers from the Trevor Horn "I had never been to a disco" affliction, much like the epic Sex Mix of "Relax" which would have made around the same time. He had enough sense to keep the bassline, at least.

The edited version on side B is just an early fade of the album version, I believe.

The album cut "Our Song" is way more on the progressive rock tip, and as such is more in keeping with the band's signature sound, but it is also light and contemporary: prog for the Eighties.

The record is mastered nice and loud, so even a slightly beat-up copy will sound pretty good.

Gary Langan of The Art Of Noise only gets an Engineer credit on the somewhat rough Red & Blue Remix, yet it is about as close to an Art of Noise track as you will ever find without their name on it. It's already produced by Trevor Horn, and uses a Fairlight programmed by J.J. Jeczalik. All it needs is a note or three by Anne Dudley and some ridiculous sleeve text from Paul Morley and it could've been a ZTT release.

This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink type of rambling, sample-heavy, dub-influenced remix style was repeated almost verbatim on the "Hello, Goodbye Mix" of "Leave It", as well as on the epic "Sex Mix" of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax". Then Trevor Horn supposedly visited an actual dance club in New York and realized that he'd been doing it all wrong.